Air Force Soldier Surprises Family at Bedlam Game

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dustin Ash surprised his family with an early homecoming at the famous yearly matchup between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Oklahoma Sooners.

Best #Bedlam highlight I shot. Dustin Ash surprised family after returning early from Afghanistan. #okstate #Sooners pic.twitter.com/jViHxzmkny

— Nathan Thompson (@NathanDThompson) November 29, 2015

During the football game, the Cowboys pick a child to be Pistol Pete’s Partner of the Game. But this selection had a deeper meaning behind it.

Ash ran out from the tunnels where his children greeted him with warm hugs on an extremely cold night in Stillwater. Matt Felch, the MidFirst Mic and Fan Development Coordinator for OSU, orchestrated the reunion.

You're the man @matt_fletch for helping Capt. Dustin Ash surprise his family returning from Afghanistan at #bedlam! pic.twitter.com/qEvpVF1faF

— Scott Petty (@dscottpetty) November 29, 2015

Welcome home Capt Dustin Ash! Thank you for letting me part of that fantastic surprise! #okstate pic.twitter.com/duOF8iLE53

— Matt Fletcher (@matt_fletch) November 29, 2015

Ash, an OSU graduate, is a “T-16 instructor pilot from Vance Air Force Base in Enid.”